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Malvern Hills is a local government district in Worcestershire

Worcestershire

Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. Its council is based in the town of Malvern

Malvern, Worcestershire

Malvern is a town and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, governed by Malvern Town Council. As of the 2001 census it has a population of 28,749, and includes the historical settlement and commercial centre of Great Malvern on the steep eastern flank of the Malvern Hills, and the former...

, and its area covers most of the western half of the county that borders Herefordshire

Herefordshire

Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...

. It was originally formed in 1974 and was subject to a significant boundary reform in 1998. In the 2001 census

United Kingdom Census 2001

A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....

the population of the Malvern Hills district was 35,042 males and 37,130 females, totalling 72,172 people. The age profile is slightly skewed to the over 50s.

History

In 1974 the district of Malvern Hills was created from the former districts of Bromyard Rural District and Ledbury Rural District in Herefordshire

Herefordshire

, along with Malvern Urban District and Martley Rural District and Upton upon Severn Rural District in Worcestershire.

The current boundaries were formed on 1 April 1998 when the county of Hereford and Worcester

Hereford and Worcester

Hereford and Worcester was an English county created on 1 April 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972 from the area of the former administrative county of Herefordshire, most of Worcestershire and the county borough of Worcester.It bordered Shropshire, Staffordshire and the West Midlands to the...

(which had been created in 1974, following the Local Government Act 1972

Local Government Act 1972

The Local Government Act 1972 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that reformed local government in England and Wales on 1 April 1974....

) reverted, with some border changes, to the two former counties of Worcestershire and Herefordshire. The new Malvern Hills district boundary was formed from parts of the existing district of Malvern Hills and Leominster

Leominster (district)

Leominster was a local government district in England from 1 April 1974 to 1 April 1998 with its administrative seat in the town of Leominster....

. The remainder of these districts became part of Herefordshire

Herefordshire

. The 1998 boundary changes added Tenbury Wells

Tenbury Wells

Tenbury Wells is a market town and civil parish in the north-western extremity of the Malvern Hills District administrative area of Worcestershire, England. The 2001 census reported a population of 3,316.-Geography:...

to the district, but Bromyard

Bromyard

Bromyard is a town in northeast Herefordshire, England with a population of approximately 4,000. It lies near to the county border with Worcestershire on the A44 between Leominster and Worcester. Bromyard has a number of traditional half-timbered pubs and some buildings dating back to Norman times...

and Ledbury

Ledbury

Ledbury is a town in Herefordshire, England, lying east of Hereford, and south of the Malvern Hills.Today, Ledbury is a thriving market town in rural England. The town has a large number of timber framed buildings, in particular along Church Lane and High Street. One of Ledbury's most outstanding...

returned to be administered by the newly created Herefordshire Council.

Governance

Malvern Hills is a non-metropolitan district of the county of Worcestershire, and comprises 54 civil parishes. The Malvern Hills District is divided into 21 electoral wards.

Boundary changes

Following the 1996 boundary changes according to the split up of the county of Hereford and Worcester into the former traditional counties of Worcestershire and Herefordshire, the district acquired from the existing district of Leominster, the parishes of Bayton

Bayton

Bayton is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District of Worcestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 443. The village is about 2½ miles south of Cleobury Mortimer. The Village Hall was built following years of hard work by local villagers. There is a...

, Bockleton

Bockleton

Bockleton is a village and a constituent part of the civil parish of Stoke Bliss in the Malvern Hills of Worcestershire, England, five miles south of Tenbury Wells. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 190...

, Eastham

Eastham, Worcestershire

Eastham is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England....

, Hanley

Hanley, Worcestershire

Hanley is a civil parish in the district of Malvern Hills in the county of Worcestershire, England....

, Knighton-on-Teme, Kyre

Kyre

Kyre is a village in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England, and is part of the civil parish of Stoke Bliss with Bockleton....

, Lindridge

Lindridge

Lindridge is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the north of the county of Worcestershire, England, near the Shropshire border and the town of Tenbury Wells. The area around the village is known for its extensive hop fields....

, Mamble, Pensax, Rochford, Stanford with Orleton, Stockton-on-Teme, Stoke Bliss and Tenbury.
In the existing district of Malvern Hills, the parishes of Abberley

Abberley

Abberley is a picturesque village in north west Worcestershire, England. It is situated on the northern slopes of Abberley Hill , between the River Severn and River Teme. The village had a population of 830 in 2001.-Location:...

, Alfrick

Alfrick

Alfrick is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, England, about seven miles west of Worcester.- History & Amenities :The 2001 census counted 511 people...

, Astley and Dunley, Berrow

Berrow, Worcestershire

Berrow is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, England, about seven miles east of Ledbury. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 236.- Parish Church :...

, Birtsmorton

Birtsmorton

Birtsmorton is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills of Worcestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 250. It is situated in the south-west of the county, not far from the borders with Herefordshire and Gloucestershire. The church is dedicated to Saints...

, Bransford

Bransford

Bransford is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England.-External links:* *...

, Broadheath

Broadheath, Worcestershire

Broadheath with Lower Broadheath is a civil parish officially known as Lower Broadheath, in the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 1,713...

, Broadwas

Broadwas

Broadwas or Broadwas-on-Teme, is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 307...

, Bushley

Bushley

Bushley is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in Worcestershire, England. The church is dedicated to Saint Peter. William Dowdeswell the Worcestershire MP from 1761 until his death was brought up at Pull Court in Bushley....

, Castlemorton

Castlemorton

Castlemorton is a village and civil parish close to Malvern in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England.It consists of a village centre, a large common and many farms and houses within the area...

, Clifton upon Teme, Cotheridge

Cotheridge

Cotheridge is a village and civil parish in the district of Malvern Hills in the county of Worcestershire, England. It is west of the city of Worcester and a mile north-east of the Leigh Court railway station on the Great Western Railway on the opposite side of the River Teme.The River Teme...

, Croome D'Abitot

Croome D'Abitot

Croome D'Abitot is a village and civil parish, which shares a joint parish council with Severn Stoke, in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England. The parish church of St Mary Magdalene is situated in the grounds of Croome Court.Bridges, Tim Churches of Worcestershire,...

, Doddenham

Doddenham

Doddenham is a hamlet and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England....

, Earl's Croome, Eldersfield

Eldersfield

Eldersfield is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district of Worcestershire, England. It stands exactly ten miles east of Ledbury and ten miles north of Gloucester; this fact can be found on a milestone on the side of the B4211 road that runs through Corse Lawn. The parish church is...

, Great Witley

Great Witley

Great Witley is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the northwest of the county of Worcestershire, England...

, Grimley

Grimley, Worcestershire

Grimley is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England. .It is known for Grimley Gravel Pits , a gravel quarry and nature reserve.-External links:* pages by the West Midland Bird Club.**...

, Guarlford

Guarlford

Guarlford is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England. It is situated between the settlements of Barnards Green and Rhydd approximately three kilometres east of Great Malvern, the town centre of Malvern...

, Hallow

Hallow

To hallow is "to make holy or sacred, to sanctify or consecrate, to venerate". The adjective form hallowed, as used in The Lord's Prayer, means holy, consecrated, sacred, or revered.-Etymology:...

, Hanley Castle

Hanley Castle

Hanley Castle is a village in Worcestershire, England, between the towns of Malvern and Upton upon Severn and a short distance from the River Severn. It lies in the administrative area of Malvern Hills District, and is part of the informal region known as The Malverns...

, Hill Croome

Hill Croome

Hill Croome is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England.. Historically a parish in the lower division of the hundred of Oswaldslow, according to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 169....

, Hillhampton

Hillhampton

Hillhampton is a hamlet and civil parish nestled between Great Witley, Little Wiley and Shrawley in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England. It was anciently a detached hamlet of the parish of Martley....

, Holdfast

Holdfast

A holdfast is a root-like structure that anchors aquatic sessile organisms, such as seaweed, other sessile algae, stalked crinoids, benthic cnidarians, and sponges, to the substrate. ...

, Holt Fleet, Kempsey

Kempsey, Worcestershire

Kempsey is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England. It is bounded by the River Severn on the west, and the A38 main road runs through it and is about 3 miles south of Worcester....

, Kenswick

Kenswick, Worcestershire

Kenswick is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England.-External links:*...

, Knightwick

Knightwick

Knightwick is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England.-External links:*...

, Leigh

Leigh, Worcestershire

Leigh is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England.With just a few hundred inhabitants the parish lies on the A4103, the main Worcester to Hereford road, about 5 miles out of Worcester, whilst Malvern is also about 5 miles away...

, Little Malvern

Little Malvern

Little Malvern is a small village and a civil parish on the lower slopes of the Malvern Hills south of Malvern Wells, near Great Malvern, the major centre of the area often referred to as The Malverns. in Worcestershire, England. It contains a Romanesque church called Little Malvern Priory, after...

, Little Witley

Little Witley

Little Witley is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England.-Pre-history:There has been little if any evidence of early human activity in Little Witley, however Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age finds have been made in neighbouring...

, Longdon

Longdon, Worcestershire

Longdon is a village, and a civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England....

, Lower Sapey

Lower Sapey

Lower Sapey is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England.-External links:* *...

, Lulsley

Lulsley

Lulsley is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District of the county of Worcestershire, England, UK....

, Madresfield

Madresfield

Madresfield is a village and civil parish in the administrative district of Malvern Hills in the county of Worcestershire, England. It is located about two miles east of Malvern town centre at the foot of the Malvern Hills and is less than two miles from the River Severn...

, Malvern

Malvern, Worcestershire

, Malvern Wells

Malvern Wells

Malvern Wells is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District of Worcestershire, England. The parish of Malvern Wells, once known as South Malvern, was formed in 1894 from parts of the civil parishes of Hanley Castle, Welland, and the former parish of Great Malvern, and owes its...

, Martley

Martley

Martley is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district of the English county of Worcestershire. It is approximately nine miles north-west of Worcester. The population of the village is approximately 1200 people...

, Newland

Newland, Worcestershire

Newland is a village and civil parish on the north-eastern edge of Malvern Link, Worcestershire, England, on the A449 road. A church, the St Leonard Chapelry, in Newland is associated with the Beauchamp Community of retired Church of England priests....

, Pendock

Pendock

Pendock is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England, situated about halfway between Tewkesbury and Ledbury.Pendock has two churches, a shop, and a primary school...

, Powick

Powick

Powick is a Worcestershire village two miles south of the city of Worcester and four miles north of Great Malvern, close to the River Teme. It is a civil parish of the Malvern Hills District, and it includes the village of Callow End and the hamlets of Bastonford, Clevelode, Colletts Green, and...

, Queenhill

Queenhill

Queenhill is a village and a civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England.- Parish church :The church, which is dedicated to St Nicholas, serves both Queenhill and Holdfast....

, Ripple

Ripple, Worcestershire

Ripple is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England. Ripple is the most southerly parish in the county and is situated on the A38 road with the River Severn as its eastern boundary...

, Rushwick

Rushwick

Rushwick is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England.Situated to the west of the city of Worcester, Rushwick Parish comprises the four villages and hamlets of Broadmore Green, Crown East, Rushwick village and Upper Wick.Rushwick village has...

, Severn Stoke

Severn Stoke

Severn Stoke is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the south of the county of Worcestershire, England, lying beside the A38 road. It was home to "Francis the Counting Duck", made famous on Esther Rantzen's That's Life! TV program...

, Shelsley Beauchamp, Shelsley Kings, Shelsley Walsh

Shelsley Walsh

Shelsley Walsh is a small village in Worcestershire, England at the top of a the western valley side of the River Teme.Its population at the time of the 2001 Census was just 31, but the village's name is widely known among motorsport enthusiasts because of its association with the Shelsley Walsh...

, Shrawley

Shrawley

Shrawley is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England. The structure of the current parish church, St Mary, dates back to around 1100....

, Suckley

Suckley

Suckley is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England, close to the border with Herefordshire...

, Upton upon Severn, Welland

Welland, Worcestershire

Welland is a village and a civil parish in the administrative District of Malvern Hills in the county of Worcestershire, England. It is about from the town of Malvern and 15 miles from the city of Worcester...

, West Malvern

West Malvern

West Malvern is a village and a civil parish on the west side of the north part of the Malvern Hills at the western edge of Worcestershire, administered by the Malvern Hills District , and part of the informally defined area often referred to as the Malverns...

and Wichenford

Wichenford

Wichenford is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England. It lies 6 miles to the north-west of the city of Worcester.-Church:...

Geography

The Malvern Hills themselves offer scenic views over the counties of Herefordshire

Herefordshire

and Worcestershire

Worcestershire

and the District includes much of the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The River Teme

River Teme

The River Teme rises in Mid Wales, south of Newtown in Powys, and flows through Knighton where it crosses the border into England down to Ludlow in Shropshire, then to the north of Tenbury Wells on the Shropshire/Worcestershire border there, on its way to join the River Severn south of Worcester...

is famous for its fishing

Fishing

Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....

and runs across the District, from Tenbury Wells

Tenbury Wells

, to its union with the River Severn

River Severn

The River Severn is the longest river in Great Britain, at about , but the second longest on the British Isles, behind the River Shannon. It rises at an altitude of on Plynlimon, Ceredigion near Llanidloes, Powys, in the Cambrian Mountains of mid Wales...

near Worcester

Worcester

The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...

, close to the site of the Battle of Worcester

Battle of Worcester

The Battle of Worcester took place on 3 September 1651 at Worcester, England and was the final battle of the English Civil War. Oliver Cromwell and the Parliamentarians defeated the Royalist, predominantly Scottish, forces of King Charles II...

. Historically, the Teme Valley was famous for its orchards and hop

Hops

Hops are the female flower clusters , of a hop species, Humulus lupulus. They are used primarily as a flavoring and stability agent in beer, to which they impart a bitter, tangy flavor, though hops are also used for various purposes in other beverages and herbal medicine...

yards, though these have declined in recent years. The River Severn

River Severn

forms the eastern boundary of the District for many miles and is also popular with anglers. The area has a significant Spa

Spa, Belgium

Spa is a municipality of Belgium. It lies in the country's Walloon Region and Province of Liège. It is situated in a valley in the Ardennes mountain chain, some southeast of Liège, and southwest of Aachen. As of 1 January 2006, Spa had a total population of 10,543...

heritage and Malvern water

Malvern Water

Malvern water is a natural spring water from the Malvern Hills on the border of the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire in England. The Hills consist of very hard granite and limestone rock. Fissures in the rock retain rain water, which slowly permeates through, escaping at the springs...

is bottled and distributed commercially worldwide. The Spa buildings (The Pump Rooms) survive at Tenbury Wells

Tenbury Wells

and many free spring water sources are available to the public in and around Malvern

Malvern, Worcestershire

Energy policy

In May 2006, a report commissioned by British Gas

Centrica

Centrica plc is a multinational utility company, based in the United Kingdom but also with interests in North America. Centrica is the largest supplier of gas to domestic customers in the UK, and one of the largest suppliers of electricity, operating under the trading names "Scottish Gas" in...

showed that housing in Malvern Hills produced the 6th highest average carbon emissions in the country at 7,329 kg of carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide is a naturally occurring chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom...

per dwelling.

External links

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